Overalls-suspenders loop.



G. E. HOWE.

OVERALLS SUSPBNDERS LOOP. APPLICATION FILED 3.15, 1909,

' 961,?18, Patented June 14,1910.

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311118: invention is"de signed to "provide a 9 i tial1it;loop for use especially on the ends .j'iof the suspenders on overalls to engage the -oi1 n the biborapromwhich willadmit ftlie We bending, turning and twisting ,ifhisfbody; utfthe loop'binding or press-- nland withoutliabilityof be- 'eo1 ning fdetachedfrom thev button.

In the preferred construction there is a spring;su spension member attached to the {of strap, having bowed limbs der d to the ends of which is v p 7 v gid lb uttonwenga-ging member, swinging back and'forth, or inwardly,

d outwardlywith"relation to the wearb odyj"softhatjthere is an unlimited detlejxibflitythat will attain the desirededqfief movement oi the wearer. witlioiit inc on'enience o him and without danger, ofjthe loop I being disconnected from;

. the button. v

- rln theaccompanying drawings, illustrati'ngtheliiiyehtion, '1n the several figures" of vvl'nch l-ik ipart'sare, similarly designated, Figure lis a'neleva'tion of enough of the straps or suspenders and the bib or apron of a pair of'overalls, with the' loops of this invention applied, to show the use of the in-- vention, the loop at the observers left-hand side beingengaged with the button, and 40 the loop at the observers right-hand side being in process of engagement with the button next to it. Fig. 2 is a front elevation and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the form of loop shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a front elevation, and Fig. 5 isa side elevation of a loop having a modified form of hinge-joint connecting the suspension and the buttonengaging members.

Without thereby limiting the invention to overalls, or indeed to suspenders, the title herein to the contrary notwithstanding, I will proceed to describe the invention in detail with reference to the illustrations contained in the drawings, and then will parmm: JEBVSEFQASSJIGNOR eel s ts OENEWBUBQHJFEF QB A 3.

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ti'cula rly invention.

The bib orapron A has buttons 1am- ;near its upper corners, and suspender-straps 2. extend up from the rear of the garment,

where they are attached, not shown, but as usual. Each of these straps is sewed or point out and mains eta the Specification of letters Patent, 1910, a

otherwise fastened in an eye 3 of a loop, and

button ispassed as shown atlthe observers right ha'nd'side Fig. l, and then these limbs converge'jto form athroat as at 5, so that a "from this eye extend spring limbs l-bowed f outwardly to form an eye through which the considerable pull in opposite directions Iv lengthwise of the strap is necessary inorder to exert the resilience of the limbs inorder to pass the button through the roat, as at theobservers left-hand-side Fig.1. -Next to th'throa tthe limbs are formed with eyes.

6 lying in the longitudinalplane of th"e limbs'.-

This structureconstitutes the spring suspension member of the loop. In thev eyes: 6 are arranged the eyes 7: of the rigid button-engaging element 8 of the device, and'this dev1c e has a compound curvilinear outline, including the dip 9-f0r active engagement with the shank of the, button, the laterally extending curved portions 10., and .theparallel' straight portions, in-which last area formed the eyes 7 for completing the'hingejoint with the suspension member. The-but-.

ton enga'ging' member is of such dimensions as topreclude the escape of the'buttonfrom its intermedithelimbs of the suspension member, these ends may be turned out straight, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, at 11, and their extremities headed as at 12, and the button-engaging member placed upon them and held thereon loosely by the heads 12. In the construe tion shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and that shown in Figs. 4 and 5, there is enough pla on the ends of the limbs 4 to admit othe movement of the limbs away from each other in order to permit the passage of the button into and out of the button-enga 'ng element, and yet permit the throat to c ose, when the button is engaged by the buttonengaging element, to such extent as to block or resist the accidental escape of the button from such element; or, in other words, to-

it save bypassing it back through the throat prevent accidental detachment of the loop from the button, and to efi'ectively retain or maintain such engagement.

As is obvious, the connection of the suspension-member and the button-engaging member, through the medium of their respective eyes6 and 7, and the relative-arrangement of these eyes afiiord a slip engagement between these members which admits of the lateral movement of the limbs of the suspension-member in order to permit the button to pass through the throat into the button-engaging element, and the closing of the throat over the thus engaged button, and reverse movements for the disengagement of the loop and button.

In both forms of the invention, and others that will suggest'themselves to those skilled in the art, this essential novel feature exists and distinguishes the invention mainly from the prior art, namely, the button-engaging element is pivotally mounted upon the lowermost portions of the suspension member so as to swing freely thereon in both directions, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 5, and to any extent, excepting inthe practically impossible event of doubling up against the suspension member, and hence the wearer has perfect freedom of movement of his body, without the loop b nding or pressing against him. In other words, the loop is flexible toward and away "from the wearer.

The loop is constructed of two pieces, so as to form a natural spring, which opens out readily while the button is being inserted and springs back instantly to hold the button when in place. Being in two pieces, freely movable in opposite directions, it'is much more flexible than prior constructions made of a single piece or of two pieces where the movement of one piece is limited by the other. The button may be inserted and withdrawn by a slight pull or push of the fingers. The increased play allowed by the two-piece construction permits the yijjearer to bend, turn, or twist his body withthe buckle binding or pressing against him, thus adding to his convenience andcomfort. Finally, the stability of the connection with the button is insured, since it is practically impossible for the button to work out of the button-engaging member, and in point of fact it is necessary for the wearer to remove it What I claim is 1. A loop for overalls suspenders and other articles, composed of a suspension member having a laterally opening eye terminating in a contracted throat and later ally extending ends, and a button-engaging member made rigid and having a compoun curve ending in eyes by which it is pivota'lly cles, comprising a suspension-member hav ing laterally resilient limbs terminating in a contracted throat and laterally extending eyes adjacent to said throat, and a rigid button-engaging member adapted to engage the shank or hub of a button and provided with eyes having apivotal slip engagementwith the lowermost portions of the eyes of the suspension-member, whereby said button-engaging member is adapted to swing freely in opposite directions from the eyes of the suspension-member.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this lath day of April A. D. 11909.

CHARLES E. HOWE. lVitnesses EDGAR J. Burrnnnmir, ALBERT HELM. p n 

